Tag Archives: Anouk Aimée

farewell to Anouk (film: Un soir, un train – André Delvaux, 1968)

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that Belgian cinema begins with the films of André Delvaux, but that doesn’t mean this statement is completely untrue. Delvaux was not only the first Belgian director to achieve international … Continue reading

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a minuet on the seashore (film: Lola – Jacques Demy, 1961)

There are afew love stories in the movie ‘Lola‘ made in 1961 by Jacques Demy, but also around this movie. Made in 1961, it was the director’s first feature film, which a few years later would direct ‘Les parapluies de … Continue reading

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a man and a woman, fifty years later (Film: Les plus belles années d’une vie – Claude Lelouch, 2019)

I confess that I have never been a big fan of Claude Lelouch. ‘A Man and a Woman‘ (‘Un homme et une femme‘) did not make a strong impression on me more than half a century ago when I first … Continue reading

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